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   di·ges·tive

   /dəˈjestiv/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the process of digesting food: "stomach ulcers and other digestive disorders"
   • ▪ (of food or medicine) aiding or promoting the process of digestion: "digestive mints"

   noun

   • 1. a food or medicine that aids or promotes the digestion of food.
   • ▪ a round, semisweet cookie made of wholewheat flour.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French digestif, -ive or Latin digestivus, from digest- ‘digested’, from the verb digerere (see digest).

   Derivatives

   • 1. digestively adverb

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